Most recently published pieces
Louise Vincent built the collective power of drug users. A year after her death, the movement she sparked struggles to pick up the pieces.
Prism • August 2026
Israel Bonds, Explained: How a little-known investment vehicle became a major source of financing for Israel—and a flash point in New York State politics.
The Nation • June 2026
Millions for gender-affirming care nixed from New York state budget after months of reassurances, advocates say
Prism • June 2026
Selected feature stories
Florida’s Trans Activists Aren’t Going Down Without a Fight: Andrea Montanez went head-to-head with Pablo Escobar. Now, she’s taking on Ron DeSantis.
New York Magazine / The Cut • June 2024
‘He was a human being’: US prisoners are dying from treatable conditions: Exclusive Guardian investigation finds that inmates who died of preventable conditions were deemed malingerers and ‘time wasters’
The Guardian • April 2024
When Force-Feeding Is Torture: After years of litigation, Type Investigations and The Nation have acquired footage of a force-feeding at a federal prison. It shows treatment that may amount to torture.
The Nation • March 2023
Selected reporting
Cristina Iglesias, Who Helped Secure Gender-Affirming Surgery in Prisons, Is Finally Living For Herself
Teen Vogue • April 2024
Building Jewish Life Behind Bars: A new organization called Matir Asurim provides Jewish resources in prisons and resists the policing of Jewish identity
Jewish Currents • February 2023
Selected essays, commentary, reviews & interviews
A Historic Jewish Wedding in a New Jersey Women’s Prison: Two brides tie the knot with human volunteers acting as chuppah poles.
Jewish Currents • June 2022
Indefinite silence: How SAMs imperil press freedom.
Columbia Journalism Review • January 2021
Trust in Instinct: Sarah Schulman embeds shame within the emotional landscape of Conflict Is Not Abuse.
The New Inquiry • May 2017
Book chapters
We Own the Future: Democratic Socialism—American Style edited by Kate Aronoff, Peter Dreier and Michael Kazin. My chapter: “Who Gets to Be Safe? Prisons, Police, and Terror.”
The New Press • January 2020
Full list of work available here.
